Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
300 AM PDT SAT JUN 22 2024


...HURRICANE RIDGE...

DATE                    SATURDAY 06/22/24                       SUNDAY 06/23/24
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER        OV   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   BK   BK   BK   OV   OV   BK   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    85   45   35   25   20   20   30   30   50   50   60   80   75   65   35   40   50
TEMPERATURE        51   52   56   57   55   50   45   41   40   41   43   43   43   41   39   38   37
MAX/MIN TEMP                           59                  39                  45                  36
WIND DIR            S    S    W   SW   SW   SW    S    S    S   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    S    S   SW
WIND (MPH)          4    4    4    6    9   11   12   11    5    9    6    8    8    6    5    5    3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    5   10   10   10   10   10   10   40   40   40   40   10   10    5    5    5
PRECIP TYPE                                                 R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.01      0.00      0.01      0.01      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.2  9.9 10.2  9.9  8.9  7.7  7.1  6.5  6.0  5.9  6.1  6.4  6.4  6.5  6.4  6.2  6.1


...MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA...

DATE                    SATURDAY 06/22/24                       SUNDAY 06/23/24
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER        OV   BK   SC   FW   SC   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   OV   OV   BK   OV   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    80   55   35   25   40   60   60   70   80   80   75   70   70   80   65   80   60
TEMPERATURE        54   55   61   64   63   57   52   49   45   44   44   45   45   43   42   42   41
MAX/MIN TEMP                           66                  43                  47                  40
WIND DIR            S    S    S    S   SW   SW    S    S    S    S    S    W    W    W   SW    W    E
WIND (MPH)          2    5    6    6    8    4    9    6    8   10    6    6    6    3    4    2    2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    5    5    5   20   40   50   50   70   70   70   70   50   50   20   20   20
PRECIP TYPE                             R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.04      0.06      0.04      0.02      0.01
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  9.1  9.5  9.4  9.7  9.9  9.5  8.7  7.8  6.9  6.4  6.1  6.3  6.5  6.5  6.3  6.2  6.1


...STEVENS PASS...

DATE                    SATURDAY 06/22/24                       SUNDAY 06/23/24
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER        OV   BK   SC   SC   SC   FW   SC   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC   BK   BK   BK   OV   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    85   70   40   40   30   15   35   65   65   50   30   40   55   65   65   80   65
TEMPERATURE        53   57   65   68   68   61   53   52   48   47   49   51   51   47   44   43   42
MAX/MIN TEMP                           70                  46                  53                  41
WIND DIR           SW   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          2    4    6    9   10   10    8    9    9   10   10   10   10    8    5    4    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    5    5   10   10   10   20   20   20   20   20   20   10   10    0
PRECIP TYPE                                                 R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.01      0.01      0.01      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  8.5  8.9  9.9 10.1 10.5 10.1  8.9  7.8  7.0  6.5  6.4  6.8  6.9  7.1  6.9  6.6  6.5


...SNOQUALMIE PASS (3000 FEET)...

DATE                    SATURDAY 06/22/24                       SUNDAY 06/23/24
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER        OV   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   BK   SC   SC   BK   BK   BK   BK   OV   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    70   55   35   30   30   30   50   70   60   50   50   55   60   65   65   70   65
TEMPERATURE        53   55   68   72   71   62   54   52   48   46   52   55   55   49   46   44   42
MAX/MIN TEMP                           74                  46                  57                  42
WIND DIR            N   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W   NW
WIND (MPH)          1    1    5    8    8    5    4    5    4    5    6    8    5    5    3    4    3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    5   10   20   20   20   20   20   20   20   30   30   10   10    5
PRECIP TYPE                                  R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.03      0.01      0.01      0.01      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  8.7  9.7  9.9 10.2 10.5 10.0  8.9  7.6  6.6  6.3  6.3  6.7  6.8  7.0  6.9  6.6  6.5


...WHITE PASS...

DATE                    SATURDAY 06/22/24                       SUNDAY 06/23/24
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER        BK   BK   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    65   60   25   10   20    5   30   45   40   25   25   15   20   35   35   45   40
TEMPERATURE        51   56   65   69   70   61   53   49   46   46   50   54   54   49   43   40   39
MAX/MIN TEMP                           71                  45                  56                  38
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)          2    4    5    9   10   10   11   11   10   11   11   13   11    9    8    4    2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    5    5    5    5    5    5    5    5    5    5    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  9.1  9.4 10.0 10.6 10.9 10.5  9.4  8.1  7.2  6.9  6.9  7.3  7.5  7.6  7.2  6.8  6.6


...PARADISE (MOUNT RAINIER - 5420 FEET) ...

DATE                    SATURDAY 06/22/24                       SUNDAY 06/23/24
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER        OV   OV   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    80   70   35   10   15   15   10   40   45   30   20   25   30   40   40   50   50
TEMPERATURE        50   52   57   61   62   54   48   47   42   41   43   47   47   41   39   37   36
MAX/MIN TEMP                           64                  40                  49                  35
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    E    W    W
WIND (MPH)          1    8    6    9   11   11   18   20   20   20   18   20   16    6    3    2    3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    5    5    5   10   10    0    0    0    0    5    5    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  9.2  9.9 10.1 10.5 10.7 10.1  9.0  7.7  6.8  6.5  6.7  7.2  7.4  7.3  7.0  6.7  6.5

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

CODE   TYPE
 T     THUNDERSTORMS
 R     RAIN
 S     SNOW
 I     SLEET
 Z     FREEZING RAIN